Nov. 26, 2019 Head of Research Recognized by AAAS in New Class of Fellows The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, will honor Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell and other inductees at a ceremony in February.
Nov. 25, 2019 Preventing Chronic Disease in Arizona Border Region The Arizona Prevention Research Center will continue its mission to prevent chronic disease among underserved populations in the Arizona border region thanks to a $7.5 million grant from the CDC.
Nov. 25, 2019 How Mantis Shrimp Make Sense of the World A new study provides insight into how the small brains of mantis shrimp – fierce predators with keen vision that are among the fastest strikers in the animal kingdom – are able to make sense of a breathtaking amount of visual input.
Nov. 22, 2019 UArizona Colleges of Medicine to Provide Free Tuition for Primary Care Medical Students With a portion of $8 million in annual funding appropriated by the Arizona Legislature, nearly 100 students could receive free tuition at UArizona's two medical schools.
Nov. 22, 2019 Many Plant Species Are Very Rare, Vulnerable to Climate Change New University of Arizona-led research found that out of about 435,000 land plants on Earth, 36.5% are exceedingly rare and are clustered in hot spots.
Nov. 21, 2019 Regents Approve Contract Extension for Arizona Athletics Director University of Arizona Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke has brought unprecedented academic success, a comprehensive overhaul of facilities and consecutive years of strong fundraising efforts.
Nov. 20, 2019 Four Questions: A Rattlesnake's Seasonal Snooze A wildlife ecologist shares what researchers know about when, where and why snakes are scarce in the winter, and how climate might change their behavior.
Nov. 19, 2019 Startup Sees Future for Heart Imaging Technology ElectroSonix has licensed the UArizona patents for acoustoelectric imaging, a technology that has the potential to improve the accuracy of cardiac ablation in treating cardiac arrhythmias.
Nov. 18, 2019 How Religion Can Heighten or Help With Financial Stress Researchers found that some religious people experience financial stress due, in part, to religion's demands on their time and money. Yet, others feel their religious involvement and support of their church community reduces their financial stress.
Nov. 18, 2019 UArizona Ranks in Top 20 in Research Funding The University of Arizona ranks in the top 4% of all U.S. universities in research and development expenditures, according to data from the National Science Foundation.
